The first step to recovery
As the economy begins to open, how we recover from this pandemic will dominate the local and mayoral elections this…
Hard questions of the Chancellor – Rebecca Riley
Generally the interventions announced in the Budget have been welcomed, especially the extension of successful schemes such as the Job…
As the dust began to settle – Henri Murison
On the surface, this week’s Budget appeared fairly innocuous. Many immediate measures were welcome: the extension to furlough until restrictions…
A cautionary tale for the Chancellor
The Prime Minister promised to “spread opportunity to every corner of the UK with superb education, superb infrastructure, and technology”.…
Sunak: the man of the moment?
In his forthcoming March Budget we may well learn a bit more about what the real Rishi Sunak is all…
Sarah Longlands, IPPR North – ‘The Government’s rhetoric of ‘levelling up’ could have been a chance to learn the lessons from devolution and commit to a radical vision’
On the 25th November, Yorkshire MP and Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced the one-year Comprehensive Spending Review. He argued that ‘our…
Demos’ Ben Glover & Charles Seaford – ‘Levelling up has zero chance of success within the current institutional framework’
At the recent Spending Review the government sought to reaffirm its commitment to levelling up. Yet it provided no vision…
Lord Jim O’Neill – Devolution and the Northern Powerhouse post Spending Review. Are we any the wiser?
Post the one year Spending Review , a more substantive major commitment to all aspects of the Northern Powerhouse ambition…
Kevin Hollinrake MP: Devolution in North Yorkshire gets the go ahead
A complete reorganisation of local government across York and North Yorkshire will mean that within two years will we have…
Mayor Paul Dennett: Investment in housing is needed now to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis
Investment in housing is needed now to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis – and to deliver an economic recovery…